At one time I was so much involved in the religious bullshit that I used to go around calling myself a Christian Communist, but as Janov says, religion is legalised madness.

Yoko [Ono] was showing me some of these Haiku in the original. The difference between them and Long fellow is immense. Instead of a long flowery poem the Haiku would say 'Yellow flower in white bowl on wooden table' which gives you the whole picture.

Love is real, real is love.

If you're an unknown artist you're lucky to get an hour in a studio - it's a hierarchy and if you don't have hits, you don't get recorded again.

The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction.

Love means having to say you're sorry every fifteen minutes.

Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.